A hot air balloon launches straight up into the air from the top of a hill with an elevation of 200 feet. Twenty (20) minutes later, the balloon reaches an elevation of 620 feet. What is the growth rate in the balloon's elevation with respect to time? Use E for elevation in feet and t for time in minutes, and find a formula that gives the balloon's elevation as a linear function of the time in minutes that it rises

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A hot air balloon launches straight up into the air from the top of a hill with an elevation of 200 feet. Twenty (20) minutes later, the balloon reaches an elevation of 620 feet. What is the growth rate in the balloon's elevation with respect to time?

Use E for elevation in feet and t for time in minutes, and find a formula that gives the balloon's elevation as a linear function of the time in minutes that it rises.

 
 
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